Water-soluble antimony (V) compounds

Abstract

Disclosed is a method of making a tri- or tetrahydrocarbylammonium hexahydroxyantimonate, [R.sub.3 R'N]Sb(OH).sub.6.xH.sub.2 O formula (1) containing 3 to 30 C atoms, which process comprises the steps of (1) contacting a compound selected from R.sub.3 N and R.sub.4 NOH with the H + form of a solid cation exchange resin, and allowing the amine or the tetrahydrocarbylammonium hydroxide to react with the cation exchange resin, and thereafter (2) contacting the reacted resin with an aqueous solution of KSb(OH) 6 , wherein each R contains 1-10 C atoms and is independently selected from alkyl, aralkyl and alkylaralkyl, R' is H or R, and wherein x is an indeterminate number of moles of H 2 O.

We claim: 
     
       1. A method of making a tri- or tetrahydrocarbylammonium hexahydroxyantimonate,   [R.sub.3 R'N]Sb(OH).sub.6.xH.sub.2 O                       formula (1)     containing 3 to 30 C atoms, which process comprises the steps of (1) contacting a compound selected from     R.sub.3 N and R.sub.4 NOH     with the H +   form of a solid cation exchange resin, and allowing the amine or the tetrahydrocarbylammonium hydroxide to react with the cation exchange resin, and thereafter (2) contacting the reacted resin with an aqueous solution of KSb(OH) 6 ,   wherein each R contains 1-10 C atoms and is independently selected from alkyl, aralkyl and alkylaralkyl, R' is H or R, and wherein x is an indeterminate number of moles of H 2  O.   
     
     
       2. A process of claim 1 wherein the total C atoms in the compound of formula (1) contains 3 to 24 C atoms. 
     
     
       3. A process of claim 1 wherein the total C atoms in the compound of formula (1) contains 3 to 18 C atoms. 
     
     
       4. A process of claim 2 wherein 3 of the R groups are the same. 
     
     
       5. A process of claim 1 wherein R' is H. 
     
     
       6. A process of claim 1 wherein R' is selected from alkyl, aralkyl and alkylaralkyl groups. 
     
     
       7. A process of claim 4 wherein R' is H and the 3 R groups are alkyl groups having 1-6 C atoms. 
     
     
       8. A process of claim 4 wherein R' is R and 3 of the R groups are alkyl groups having 1-6 C atoms. 
     
     
       9. A process of claim 8 wherein the fourth R group contains 1-8 C atoms and is selected from an alkyl, an aralkyl and an alkylaralkyl group. 
     
     
       10. A process of claim 4 wherein R' is H and the 3 R groups are alkyl groups having 1-4 C atoms.